Prostate cancer: Prevalence and treatment in African men

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 400-405

  Heyns, Chris F ^a   Lecuona, Angus T ^a   Trollip, Grant S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Incidence; Mortality; Prevalence; Prostate cancer; Race; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEREDITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 28844485316     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.10.003     Document Type: Review

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